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Vegetarian Lentil Meatballs with Tomato Sauce

May 30, 2020 by Nicolas 10 Comments

Homemade tomato sauce over lentil meatballs on pasta in a bowl over a white tablecloth.

These vegetarian lentil meatballs are amazing and you can serve them with just about anything! I will also show how to make these “meatballs” vegan and gluten free! Hope you enjoy. Perhaps you’re a vegan or a vegetarian, or maybe you do meat-free Mondays. Whatever the case, I guarantee that this meatball recipe will suit…

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Filed Under: Main Dishes Tagged With: cook, delicious, food, foodie, foodphotography, foodporn, healthy, vegan, yummy

Easy Smoky and Spicy Pulled Pork Recipe

May 16, 2020 by Nicolas 17 Comments

Cooked pork shoulder on baking paper that has been pulled beside 2 forks.

In this post, I am going to show you how to prepare the most amazing smoky and spicy pulled pork. Super tasty, tender, melt in your mouth, you know the deal. We’ll go over how to prepare this pork in the oven and in a slow cooker, and we’ll go over which cuts of meat…

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Filed Under: Comfort Food Tagged With: cook, delicious, food, meat, pulled pork, yummy

50 Incredible Mothers Day Desserts

May 10, 2020 by Nicolas 10 Comments

a front cover pin for a post presenting 50 mothers day dessert recipes.

Here is a list of 50 amazing mothers day desserts. We got cakes, cookies, tarts, scones, chocolate recipes etc. And we have gluten free and vegan options. Earl Grey Cake with Vanilla Bean Frosting Easy Glazed Lemon Scones Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Lemon Meringue Pie Strawberry Coffee Cake French Butter Cookies Ricotta Chocolate Cake Blueberry Danish…

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Filed Under: Dessert Tagged With: cakes, desserts, mothers day, recipes

Spicy Black Bean Quesadilla

May 2, 2020 by Nicolas 8 Comments

cheesy black bean quesadillas stacked on top of each other.

This 15 minute vegetarian black bean quesadilla is so simple yet so amazing, and I’ll show you how to make them 3 different ways. There is never a bad time to have these quesadillas, but they can make for a wonderful breakfast, and they are great for celebrating Cinco de Mayo! You can fill quesadillas…

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Filed Under: Main Dishes Tagged With: beans, cheese, cooking, mexican, quesadilla, recipe

Salmon Nicoise with Extra Crispy Skin

April 26, 2020 by Nicolas 32 Comments

Crsipy salmon skin and pan fried salmon served with a nicoise salad.

This healthy, 35 minute, gluten free salmon Nicoise salad recipe is perfect for just about any lunch or dinner occasion. And I am not only going to show how to make the salmon skin crispy, but I will show you how to make it extra crispy! Yes, that’s right, extra crispy salmon skin! Just to…

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Filed Under: Salads Tagged With: cook, delicious, food, foodie, foodphotography, foodporn, healthy, salad, salmon, seafood, yummy

Black Widow Cocktail

April 18, 2020 by Nicolas 6 Comments

2 Black Widow themed cocktails on a granit surface with smoke rising above them.

An amazing but simple 5 minute red and black vodka cocktail, flavoured with blackberries and vanilla. Perfect for the upcoming Black Widow film! I will also show you how to make a mocktail version of this drink. It looks super cool but I ensure you that there is nothing fancy or over complicated about this…

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Filed Under: Cocktails Tagged With: beverage, cocktail, Drink

Teriyaki Prawn Skewers

April 12, 2020 by Nicolas 12 Comments

an overhead photo of prawn skewers on a sheet of baking paper.

A 25 minute, gluten free recipe that couldn’t be simpler to make. The prawns are flavoured with a teriyaki marinade, and they will blow your mind! This recipe has an insanely easy cooking method. No fancy gimmicks, barely any cleaning up and knife skills aren’t even required! So this is the ultimate stress free recipe….

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Filed Under: Appetizers & Sides Tagged With: cook, prawns, recipe, seafood

Lemon, Saffron and Chicken Couscous

April 5, 2020 by Nicolas 4 Comments

An overhead photo of lemon, chicken and saffrom couscous served on a fancyblack plate with a tea towel around it.

A wonderful 30 minute healthy couscous recipe that encourages you to use up whatever is in your pantry. Flavoured with lemon, saffron and filled with Moroccan inspired grilled chicken. As I just said, the idea of this recipe is to use up the ingredients in your pantry, so please don’t feel like you have to…

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Filed Under: Main Dishes Tagged With: chicken, cooking, couscous, food, lemon, recipe

Easter Egg Filled Cupcakes

March 21, 2020 by Nicolas 1 Comment

4 Easter egg filled cupcakes on a wire rack, one is cut in half.

In this post, I am going to show you how to make the best chocolate filled cupcakes for Easter or any other occasion. They are both easy and fun to make, and they are the perfect treat for kids. And if you think that making the grassy icing will be difficult, think again, there isn’t…

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Filed Under: Baking Tagged With: baking, chocolate, Cupcakes, dessert, easter

Easy Baileys Irish Coffee Recipe

March 14, 2020 by Nicolas 2 Comments

2 glass mugs of baileys irish coffee, one is served on a black plate and both are garnished with cocoa powder.

An amazing 5 minute treat that is amped up with Baileys liqueur. This is one of the best coffee drinks you’ll ever have, just a few ingredients that work so well together. This baileys Irish coffee recipe is also wonderful to serve on St Patrick’s Day! This was definitely a new experience for me, an…

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Filed Under: Appetizers & Sides Tagged With: alchoholic, coffee, drinks, St Patrick's Day

Delicious Crispy Pork Wontons

March 8, 2020 by Nicolas 3 Comments

A photo of a few crispy deep fried wontons on a sushi slate with a pair of chopsticks.

When you serve these amazing deep fried pork wontons to your guests, they’ll complain, about the fact that you didn’t serve more. A super addictive appetiser, but I’ll also show you how to steam them in case you want a healthier option. I will also show you how to make these wontons vegetarian and vegan!!…

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Filed Under: Appetizers & Sides Tagged With: cooking, crispy, deep fried, pork, wontons

Molten Chocolate Lava Cake

February 25, 2020 by Nicolas 13 Comments

Molten oozing out of a chocolate lava cake.

Get ready for this easy 25 minute, gluten-free chocolate lava cake recipe, because it will blow your mind! Cut into it, and let the people you’re about to impress drool over the chocolate molten oozing out. An amazing recipe for family, friends, date nights and Valentines Day! If you have never made chocolate lava cake,…

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Filed Under: Dessert Tagged With: baking, cake, cook, delicious, dessert, festive, food, foodie, foodphotography, foodporn, Valentine's Day, yummy

Halloween Homemade Pumpkin Pie

October 27, 2019 by Nicolas 26 Comments

A portion of pumpkin pie garnished with strawberry coulis and pastry shaped as a pumpkin.

Whether you want to bake for Halloween, or you just want to impress everyone at a gathering, this easy pumpkin pie made from scratch will do the trick. It’s freezable, and I will show you how to easily make this recipe gluten free. I cannot believe that this pumpkin pie recipe from scratch worked out…

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Filed Under: Baking Tagged With: cook, delicious, dessert, festive, food, foodie, foodphotography, foodporn, yummy

Brown Fried Rice Meal Prep

September 27, 2019 by Nicolas 2 Comments

Lime juice being squeezed on top of a pile of brown fried rice.

This healthy fried rice is perfect for meal prep and for people who workout! It shows how to make brown rice much more interesting, and how to pack it with loads of flavour! This recipe is also gluten free. I’m sure many people look at brown rice as the “inferior rice” but I disagree. I…

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Filed Under: Main Dishes Tagged With: delicious, gluten free, healthy, meal prep, recipe, rice

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